i was fortunate to watch the match courtside, and despite the hiccup leading to the second set tie-break, it was quite impressive. to see gasquet exuding such positive and confident body language was much improved from the last time i saw him in the US summer season. even with his cold, he was still keeping himself pumped up, which was good to see. he was even trying to do that when the crowd was a little quiet, which was quite funny and cute to see and hear.

hmmm, but at the same time, he tended to get a little cross with things too easily. but overall, the more confident gasquet is emerging....and it's very attractive!

Thanks for the report on the match. And yes, a confident Richard is a thing of beauty to watch. To early to tell but a very good sign that even after a stumble in the second set, he managed to pull it out in 2. In the past that would have gone three "for sure". This was his first match after a long break so a little stumble might be expected.

Wish I could have seen him trying to stay pumped - love it when he is fired up. Keep it up Richie!